SANCTIONS Flashcards
REHABILITATION
sanctions that are designed to reform an offender in order to prevent them from committing offences in the future
Community correction orders (CCO): sanctions served in the community e.g. curfew
DTO: imposed by drug court, where participants receives supervised treatment.
what is CCO (community correction order)
non-custodial sanction in the community
- includes special conditions such as treatment for the offender and unpaid community work.
- CCO cannot be imposed by serious offences e.g. murder
WHAT DOES CCO LOOK LIKE?
- not commit offences that are punishable by imprisonment
- report to community correction centers
- stay in Victoria (unless given permission to leave the state)
PUNISHMENT
a sanction designed to penalise the offender, and show the society and the victim that criminal behaviour is not tolerated.
- prevent families or friends of the victim to seek for vengeance
- common sanction for; homicide, sexual offences etc.
DETERRENCE
a sanction with a purpose to deter, aim or discourage the offender and other others in the community from committing a similar offence
- if an offender has committed a crime before, they might have a risk on committing again
GENERAL DETERRENCE
designed to discourage others in community from committing a similar offences
SPECIFIC DETERRENCE
designed to discourage others in community from committing a future offences
DENUNCIATION
a sanction designed to demonstrate the community’s disapproval of the offender’s actions
- condemning the behavior (not stopping the behavior: deterrence)
PROTECTION
sanction designed to safeguard the community from an offender preventing them from committing further offences
- CCO
- sometimes it is necessary to remove an offender from the community
FINES
a sanction that requires the offender to pay an amount of money to the state
PURPOSES OF FINES:
main purpose: imposing a fine to punishment or deterrence
fines need to be high enough to act as a punishment, take into account financial
fines need to be high enough to impact the offender and deter them from not committing further crimes
IMPRISONMENT
being removed from society and having time spent, in prison (losing freedom and liberty)
PURPOSES OF IMPRISONMENT
deterrance: The harsh punishment of prison is likely to discourage offenders from reoffending out of fear(specific deterrence), however Prison is not an effective deterrent for many offenders. as the rate of recidivism in victoria is high, with approximately 43.3% of offenders reoffending within 2 years.
protection: shorter sentences offer less protection
offender is removed from society and therefore, does not pose a significant risk to community or victim
rehabiliation: if they’re in remorse they can be sent to rehab
